JP3129879B2 - Photosensitive material processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photosensitive material processing apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a photosensitive material processing apparatus capable of performing fully automatic processing from film development processing to photographic printing development processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional apparatus, since a film developing machine and a baking developing machine are separately installed, an installation space becomes large, and from a film developing machine to a baking developing machine. The work of transporting and baking the film must be performed manually, and there is a problem that labor cannot be saved.

At present, an integrated processing machine that automatically performs processing from film development processing to photographic printing development processing has been put to practical use. However, in the integrated type processing machine, the short leader is not designed to lead the film and circulate through the processing tanks in the film developing machine. , There is a problem that processing cannot be performed at a high speed and work efficiency is poor.

Further, there are four types of film sizes (110,
126, 135, and 120), and if all the processes are to be performed, it is necessary to change the film transport guide in the developing tank for each film size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic photosensitive material processing apparatus capable of saving installation space, increasing work efficiency by high-speed conveyance, and reducing costs.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a photosensitive material processing apparatus comprising: a film developing section for developing a film while transporting a film with a leader; a printer section for printing paper; A photosensitive material processing apparatus having a paper developing unit for developing the paper, wherein a film sorting mechanism for sorting the film according to its type is provided near the terminal end of the film developing unit. It is characterized by becoming.

[0007] A film standby mechanism and a standby tank are provided before the film sorting mechanism of the film developing section for holding the film, and when the film cannot be carried into the printer section, the transport of the film is interrupted. It is preferable that the user waits.

It is preferable from the viewpoint of operability that a film insertion port of the film developing section and a film discharge port of the printer section are provided on a console.

The film sorting mechanism may further include a detection sensor for detecting a type of the film, a cutter for separating the film detected by the detection sensor from a reader, and a printer for separating the film separated by the cutter from the printer. And a distribution guide for guiding to the section.

The film standby mechanism includes a guide roller provided above the standby tank and rotatably fixed thereto, and a guide plate provided below the guide roller so as to be movable forward and backward with respect to the guide roller. It is preferable that the guide plate is retracted from the guide roller and the film is made to stand by by dropping the film into the waiting tank.

[0011]

In the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, since the film developing section, the printer section and the paper developing section are integrated, the processing from film development to photographic printing and development is performed automatically and installed. Space is saved.

A film sorting mechanism provided in the vicinity of the terminal end of the film developing section sorts the film according to its type into, for example, a film to be sent to a printer section and a film to a stocker, and sends the film to a printer section. Can be separated from the reader and sent out immediately before. Films of such a type that the number of negative masks must be changed because of their small number can be stored in a stocker and set in the printer unit later.

If a film standby mechanism and a standby tank are provided before the sorting mechanism,
When the film cannot be loaded into the printer, such as when the preceding film is running backward in the printer and being reprinted, the conveyance of the subsequent film is interrupted.
The film can be dropped into the waiting tank and made to stand by.

When a film insertion port and a film discharge port are provided on the operation console, the operator can perform operations such as film insertion and additional printing while sitting.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of one embodiment of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.
7 and 8 are explanatory views of the film standby mechanism of FIG. 4, and FIGS.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of the film sorting mechanism of FIG. 4, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of the stocker of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention has a film developing section 1, a printer section 2 and a paper developing section 3 integrated with each other. Processing can be performed fully automatically. In addition, since a film insertion port 5 and a film carry-out port 6 are provided on a console 4 formed on the front, the keyboard 8 can be operated while watching the monitor 7 while sitting, and furthermore, the leading edge of the film can be operated. In order to attach a leader to the film and insert it through the film insertion slot 5 or put the finished print and the developed film together in a bag, or to reprint or print a film that cannot be automatically processed, It is very easy to carry the film in from the film outlet 6 in the reverse direction.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of FIG. 1, showing the arrangement of the film developing unit 1, the printer unit 2, and the paper developing unit 3. Film developing unit 1
Squeezes the front half of the console 4 and the paper developing unit 3 squeezes the rear half. The printer unit 2 has an upper portion on the left side, where the light source 9 prints an image of the film 10 carried out above the film developing unit 1 onto the paper 14 via the lens 11, mirrors 12 and 13. Paper 14 developed by paper developing unit 3
Is cut into images for each frame, sorted by order by the order sorter 15, and discharged.

Next, the configuration of each part will be described based on each cross-sectional view. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the photosensitive material processing apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a paper developing unit 3.

The paper developing section 3 comprises a magazine 16 for winding and holding the paper 14, a processing tank 17 for sequentially performing development, bleaching, fixing and stabilization, and a drying chamber 18 for drying the paper. The developing solution, the bleaching solution and the fixing solution in the processing tank 17 are appropriately replaced, and the waste liquid tank 1
9 and refilled from the refill tank 20. The paper 14 fed from the magazine 16 is sequentially printed with an image of a film by the printer unit 2 on the upper left side. The arrow A indicates the optical axis from the light source 9 (see FIG. 2). The paper 14 subjected to the development processing through the processing tank 17 is subjected to the drying processing in the drying chamber 18, then cut by the cutter 21 frame by frame, and discharged to the order sorting machine 15 (see FIG. 2).

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of the photosensitive material processing apparatus shown in FIG.

The film developing section 1 comprises a processing tank 22, a drying chamber 23, a standby tank 24 and a stocker 25. A film standby mechanism 26 is provided on the upper right side of the standby tank 24, a film sorting mechanism 27 is provided between the standby tank 24 and the stocker 25, and a leader accumulating section 28 is provided on the upper left side of the stocker 25.
Is provided. The film 10 sent to the upper left printer unit 2 by the film sorting mechanism 27
Is printed on the paper of the rear paper developing unit 3 via the mirror 12 by the light source 9.

The film has a leader attached to its end, is inserted through a film insertion port 5 provided at the right end of the console 4, and is subjected to development, bleaching, fixing and stabilizing processes in a processing tank 22, After being dried in the drying chamber 23, it is sent to the film standby mechanism 26. Therefore, the printer unit 2
If the subsequent film 30 cannot be carried into the printer unit 2 because the roller 29 of the second roller runs backward and the preceding film 10 is reprinted, the following film 3
0 is dropped into the standby tank 24 by the film standby mechanism 26, and is temporarily made to stand by. When the printer unit 2 becomes capable of processing, first, the reader 31 is advanced to the position of the reader 32 through the film sorting mechanism 27.

The film sorting mechanism 27 is provided with a detection sensor 47 (see FIGS. 9 to 11), as described later, to detect the type of the film. For example, the types of film sizes include 110, 12
6, 135, and 120 are standardized, and when printing a small number of sizes of 126 and 120, the negative mask must be changed. However, 1
The 10 size and 135 size films are cut off from the reader 32 as they are, sent to the upper printer unit 2, burned by the printer unit 2, discharged from the film outlet 6, and stored in the film stock position 33. Is done.

On the other hand, the 126 size and 120 size detected as described above are sent to the stocker 25 with the reader 32 attached and stored. Then, after changing the negative mask, the roller 29 of the printer unit 2 is caused to reversely run, so that the film is transferred from the film outlet 6.
And then printing.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

In FIG. 5, below the operation console 4 is a drying section 23 of the film developing section 1, in which a pair of rollers 34 are arranged side by side. That is, the film developing unit 1 can develop two films at the same time. Below the drying section 23 is a space 35 for the operator's chair. The right side of the drawing, that is, the rear of the console 4 is the paper developing section 3, and a rack 37 for supporting a paper transport roller 36 is provided inside the processing tank 17.

In FIG. 6, the processing tank 22 of the film developing section 1 is provided on the left side, and a rack 39 for supporting a film transport roller 38 is provided. This roller 38
Are arranged side by side so that two films can be transported at the same time. On the right side of the drawing, a replenishing tank 20 of the paper developing unit 3 is provided. A drying chamber 18 is provided above the replenishing tank 20, and the paper 14 cut by the order sorting machine 15 is discharged.

Next, the film standby mechanism 26 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The film sorting mechanism 27 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The film standby mechanism 26 is provided above the film standby tank 24, and includes a guide roller 40 and a guide plate 41. The guide roller 40 is rotatably fixed between the film transport rollers 42 and 43, and the guide plate 41 is provided below the guide roller 40 so as to sandwich the film 44 between the guide roller 40 and the shaft 45. To be able to swing downward. That is, when the film 44 cannot be loaded into the printer section 2, the transport roller 42 is stopped, and the reader 46 is made to stand by at the position shown in the figure. On the other hand, the rotation of the transport roller 43 is maintained, and the guide plate 41 swings downward around the shaft 45 as shown in FIG.
The film 44 carried out from 2 is dropped into the standby tank 24 below and is made to stand by.

As shown in FIG. 9, the film sorting mechanism 27
Is composed of a detection sensor 47, a cutter 48, and a distribution guide 49. FIG. 9 is a view showing the state of the film sorting mechanism 27 at the time of reprinting. The reprinting film 50 is inserted from the upper film outlet 6 and set on the negative mask, and is discharged from the film outlet 6 again. In the meantime, the leader 46 is stopped at the position shown, but the film 44 following the leader 46
Are waiting in the waiting tank 24. The standby tank 24 also serves as a space for releasing the additional film 50.

When the reprinting is completed and the subsequent film 44 can be sent to the printer unit 2, the distribution guide 49 swings and tilts as shown in FIG. 10, and the leader 46 advances above the stocker 25. Let me do. Film 44
When the leading end of the film 44 passes below the detection sensor 47, the detection sensor 47 detects the type of the film 44. 135
When the size and the 110 size film are detected,
The cutter 48 operates to separate the leading end of the film 44 from the leader 46. Immediately thereafter, the sorting guide 49
Rises to its original position, as shown in FIG.
The cut film 44 is sent out to the printer unit 2 (see FIG. 4) provided close to the upper side. Leader 46
Is sent to the reader accumulating unit 28 and stored.

As described above, since the printer unit 2 is provided close to the film developing unit 1, the film can be sent to the printer unit 2 immediately after the leader is disconnected. The section that must be relied upon to carry out is extremely short, and the orientation of the film is stable and the processing speed can be increased as compared with the conventional integrated type.

As shown in FIG. 12, the 126- and 120-size films not detected by the detection sensor 47 are not separated from the reader 51,
1 is sent to the reader stacker 28 and sent to and stored in the stocker 25 at the same time. If a trouble or the like occurs in the printer unit 2 and it becomes impossible to wait for the film in the standby tank 24, the film can be stored in the stocker 25.

In the above embodiment, films of 135 size and 110 size are detected and sorted. However, sorting with other films can be performed.

[0036]

As described above, the photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention has a small installation space because the apparatus is integrated, and there is no need to transfer a film from a film developing machine to a printing developing machine. Labor saving can be achieved.

The work efficiency can be improved by separating the printing and development automatically according to the type of film by the film sorting mechanism, and by manually performing the printing and development later.

If a film standby mechanism and a standby tank are provided in front of the sorting mechanism, the film can be temporarily stopped when the film cannot be sent to the printer section. You may.

When both the film insertion port and the film discharge port are provided on the operation table, the operator can perform operations such as film insertion and additional printing while sitting down.

Further, since the film is inserted into the film developing section by using the leader, the film can be processed at a high speed without damaging the film, and the work efficiency can be increased and the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the developed film is automatically carried into the printer section, there is no mistake in setting the film such that the front and back of the film are inserted incorrectly or inserted obliquely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of a photosensitive material processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the film standby mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the film standby mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the film sorting mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the film sorting mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of the film sorting mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the stocker in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Film developing part 2 Printer part 3 Paper developing part 4 Operator console 5 Film insertion port 6 Film unloading port 10 Film 14 Paper 24 Standby tank 26 Film standby mechanism 27 Film sorting mechanism 31, 32 Leader 40 Guide roller 41 Guide plate 44 Film 46 Leader 47 Detection Sensor 48 Cutter 49 Distribution Guide 50 Film 51 Reader

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A film developing unit for developing a film while transporting a film with a leader, a printer unit for printing on paper, and a paper developing unit for developing printed paper. A photosensitive material processing apparatus, comprising: a film sorting mechanism for sorting a film according to its type in the vicinity of the terminal end of the film developing section. 2. A film standby mechanism for holding a film and a standby tank before the film sorting mechanism of the film developing section are provided, and when the film cannot be loaded into the printer section, the film is transported. 2. The photosensitive material processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing is interrupted and the apparatus is made to wait. 3. The photosensitive material processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a film insertion port of the film developing section and a film outlet of the printer section are provided on a console. 4. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the film sorting mechanism detects a type of the film, a cutter for separating the film detected by the detection sensor from a reader, and a printer for separating the film separated by the cutter from the printer. 2. The photosensitive material processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a distribution guide for guiding the photosensitive material to the section. 5. A guide roller, wherein the film standby mechanism is provided above the standby tank and is rotatably fixed, and a guide plate provided below the guide roller so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the guide roller. 2. The photosensitive material processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide plate is retracted from the guide roller, and the film is made to stand by by dropping the film into the waiting tank.